पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 1971 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.05°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	121.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	289.18°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
बुध Budha	133.84°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.04°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	155.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	43.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 11:52
Yamaganda	14:56 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla	07:15 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:43 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:28 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:00 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:56 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:24 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:15 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852746.27
Julian Day	2441211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	331.05°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4578°), declination 2.58°, EoT 6.24 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1971-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)